"Victor" is definitely one of MGM's best musicals. But it's rarely seen as a standard musical, for one reason it's so exotic—good-looking, but atypical. In many classic musicals, it seems so out of place. It allows people to see how musical films can be made without the narrative logic of Hollywood. The film is different from the story setting of ordinary musical films that are divorced from reality. Although its time back is set in Paris in the 1930s, this musical film with the theme of sexual inversion obviously caters to the sexual liberation trend in the early 1980s. The musical is a rare liberation. If a gay film abandons the discussion of sexual orientation, it is relatively deviated from the realism attribute. But in "Victor," Edwards handles both very neatly. Beyond the understated lyricism, the film also has powerful passages. When Marchand chose to be with Victoria when he didn't know her true identity, his phrase "whether you are a man or a woman" is almost as good as "no one is perfect" in "Passionate". And Marchand's bodyguard inadvertently smashed him after being "bent" and said "So boss, you are gay", which is even more amazing. Victor, played by Julie Andrews Edwards, is a woman trying to imitate a drag male singer. She not only found a balance between the two, but also made people discover a kind of neutral beauty that has never been seen before
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2022-03-14 08:01
Extended Reading
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Alan 2022-03-14 08:01:02
Sometimes I really doubt that all good comedy was written by the masters before the new century. The story of a domineering president falling in love with Cinderella is also brought to life by a woman dressed as a man pretending to be a woman. It turns out that many years ago, people have been discussing gender awareness, homosexuality, heterosexuality, male power and female discourse in the story, using the characters' mouths to directly point to people's hearts. Finally, I have to confess that gay honey and the blond little bichi girl are so cute! !
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Annette 2022-03-21 09:03:27
With the end of the final farce performance, I shed tears with the ending song, which is a story of love. I knew this movie from Le jazz hot, which was covered by cc, and I fell in love with crazy world after watching it. I really like Julie! Give me a man like Ma Shang. Love cannot be seen, love must be felt with heart
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[Victoria's audition has been rejected]
Victoria: In spite of what you think, Monsieur Labisse, there are professions where practice *does* make perfect.
[she hits a high note, causing Labisse's wine glass to shatter, and leaves angrily]
Labisse: What in hell was that?
Toddy: B flat.
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[the manager is pressing a starving Victoria for her rent]
Manager of Victoria's hotel: You promised to pay me on Tuesday, then on Wednesday, then on Thursday...
Victoria: [pointing at his bib] What's that?
Manager of Victoria's hotel: What?
[Victoria runs a finger over a food stain and tastes it]
Victoria: Spaghetti?
Manager of Victoria's hotel: Uh, yes, with meatballs.
Victoria: I'll sleep with you for a meatball.
Manager of Victoria's hotel: [taken aback] You would?
Victoria: Oh, missed your chance.
[faints]